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Chapter 1436: Listening to Music in the Brothel, the Prince Visits

The song "Liangzhou" amazed both Si Lili and Sang Wen.

"Liangzhou" is not the kind of pipa music suitable for brothels. The passion, enthusiasm, and momentum of war and iron horses in it are totally incompatible with the temperament of a brothel. The artistic conception and style are far from being comparable to those love songs.

Sang Wen only knew that Zhou Chen had a noble status, but didn't know more. However, Si Lili was different. She knew Zhou Chen's identity, so she was even more shocked by his versatility.

It is amazing that Zhou Chen, who comes from an aristocratic family and has reached the pinnacle of martial arts, can also have such superb pipa skills.

When the song ended, Zhou Chen returned the pipa to Sang Wen. He only played this piece of music out of a momentary feeling of emotion.

Looking at Sang Wen again, Sang Wen is about the same age as Si Lili, but unlike Si Lili's radiant and charming appearance, her appearance is not bad at all, but she seems to be deliberately hiding her clumsiness and has a weak demeanor.

He seems to be an alert and intelligent person.

Zhou Chen and Si Lili were drinking while Sang Wen was playing music beside them. Because both of them were prostitutes, even though they were in a private room, they were just drinking and listening to music. It was a genuine brothel music-listening affair and there was no other tricks.

Zhou Chen has extensive experience in listening to music in brothels, and he can easily handle any situation.

After about an hour, Sang Wen was tired, and Zhou Chen did not make things difficult for her. He gave her an ingot of silver. Sang Wen bowed gracefully and left.

As soon as Sang Wen left, Zhou Chen and Si Lili were the only ones left in the private room.

Looking at Si Lili who was pouring wine for him, Zhou Chen suddenly said, "You seem a little afraid of me? Are you afraid that I will bully you, or that I will force you?"

Si Lili's hand trembled slightly as she poured the wine. She put down the jug and pretended to be shy.

"Your Excellency's name is known throughout the capital, and you are very famous. I am just a prostitute. Your Excellency is so majestic that I am naturally afraid."

She was not pretending, but was really afraid. If she were facing someone else, she might be able to refuse politely by some tricks, but Zhou Chen was a grandmaster.

Even though she has many subordinates in Zuixianju, they can't do anything in front of the Grand Master. As long as Zhou Chen wants, she can't resist at all.

Zhou Chen played with the wine glass and smiled slightly, "You are so calm even when you are afraid. It seems that the former Qing royal family has indeed grown a lot in Northern Qi."

Si Lili's face suddenly changed, her body stepped back unconsciously, and she looked at Zhou Chen in horror.

"How could you..."

"Don't be nervous. If I want to do something to you, do you think you can resist?"

But these words of comfort did not make Si Lili feel at ease. Instead, they made her even more nervous and scared.

Seeing her anxious and frightened look, Zhou Chen didn't scare her anymore.

"I told you not to be nervous. I have no ill will towards you, and I am not here to tease you. I am just here to see how you are doing, as someone asked me to do."

"Entrusted by someone?" Si Lili didn't quite understand.

Zhou Chen drank the wine in the cup: "The Saintess of Northern Qi, Haitang Duoduo, your good friend."

Si Lili was even more surprised: "Haitang Duoduo told you? How could she tell you such a confidential matter?"

Zhou Chen is from Nanqing, Haitang Duoduo is from Beiqi, and they are close friends. Logically speaking, it is impossible for her to tell Zhou Chen the truth.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Maybe she feels that she has a good relationship with me, or maybe she is worried about you, so she asked me to look after you after returning to Kyoto. Do you believe it now?"

Si Lili finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't understand why Haitang Duoduo told Zhou Chen about her, since she told the truth, it meant that Haitang Duoduo felt Zhou Chen could be trusted.

Thinking about the time when Zhou Chen went to Shangjing City and fought a grandmaster battle against the Kuhe Palace, perhaps it was at that time that Zhou Chen and Haitang Duoduo met. It seemed that they got along very well and regarded Zhou Chen as someone they could trust.

For some unknown reason, she looked at Zhou Chen again, and she seemed to understand something in her heart. Perhaps, Haitang Duoduo had different emotional factors towards this fifth grandmaster in the world.

Having been in the brothel for a long time, she naturally knew a lot about men, and as a woman herself, she naturally understood women's minds.

If a woman feels that a man is trustworthy and can be entrusted, it means that the man has entered her heart.

Haitang Duoduo is the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi and Ku He's last disciple, so she has a high status. However, Zhou Chen is a grandmaster and is also very outstanding in all aspects. Haitang Duoduo can completely understand Zhou Chen's views.

"Thank you for clarifying my doubts, sir."

After this conversation, Si Lili seemed more relaxed. It had been a long time since she had experienced the feeling of not having to pretend in front of others.

Zhou Chen put down his glass and said, "Pour the wine."

"Sir, shall I call a few more people to come over to play and sing for you?"

"Okay, you decide."

For three consecutive days, Zhou Chen went to Zuixianju every day, and each time he would ask the courtesan Si Lili to accompany him. The news soon spread throughout Kyoto.

After hearing this, Emperor Qing said cheerfully, "I was thinking of finding him a noble lady of equal status to marry, but he's visiting brothels every day?"

Seeing that Emperor Qing was in a good mood, Eunuch Hou also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, although this young Master Zhou is a Grandmaster, he has not yet been crowned. After all, he is still a teenager. It is normal for a young man to like women."

"Oh, you old man, you don't have that ability yourself, but you know a lot about this kind of thing."

Eunuch Hou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it is precisely because I am incompetent that I can better understand the mentality of a young man like Young Master Zhou."

Emperor Qing nodded: "You are right. Young people are still immature no matter how great their achievements are. It is good for them to like women. So, do you think I should reward him with a few beauties?"

"what?"

Eunuch Hou was confused. How could he be asked such a thing?
"What? Never mind. It's pointless to ask you. Go down, go down."

Emperor Qing waved his hand and sent Eunuch Hou away, and then his expression suddenly became serious.

"Grandmaster, who would believe that you like women?"

Looking at the four great masters in the world, none of them is fond of women.

As an emperor, before he became the Grand Master, his desire for power far exceeded that for women. After he became the Grand Master, he had almost no desire for women left, otherwise he would not have had only a few sons in such a huge palace, because he seldom stayed in the harem.

Rather than staying in the harem, he preferred to stay in his own chamber, sharpening arrows and making armor.

Judging others by his own experience, he felt that since Zhou Chen could become a grandmaster, he must be a man of firm determination and could never be a lustful person. He felt that Zhou Chen was deliberately showing this for others to see, or even performing it for him.

However, he felt that this was not a bad thing. Zhou Chen's sending out of such a signal showed that he still had some concerns and did not have any intention of committing treason, otherwise there would be no need to pretend like this.

"He will soon be of age and will inherit the title. Grandmaster, an earl may not be enough..."

In addition to Emperor Qing, other forces that were eyeing Zhou Chen also knew about this, but like Emperor Qing, they did not take it seriously.

She's just a prostitute and can't affect the situation.

On this day, Zhou Chen was still drinking in Zuixianju. The courtesan Si Lili was helping him pour wine, while Sang Wen was sitting there, playing the pipa.

After the song was finished, Sang Wen stood up dejectedly.

"Sir, I have been learning your Liangzhou for three days. Although I can play it, there is still a big gap compared to you."

"The mood is different, so the mood of the music you play is naturally different. You are quite talented. You are very similar to an old acquaintance of mine. You play well."

Zhou Chen praised Sang Wen. Even if they have mastered the same level of music, there will be differences in feeling and artistic conception when a man and a woman play it.

The fact that Sang Wen was able to master the Liangzhou Dabian in just three days was enough to show that her pipa skills were already very advanced.

Sang Wen bowed gently and said, "I would also like to thank you for your appreciation and for teaching me this song."

She had known Zhou Chen's true identity for a long time, but during these few days of getting along with him, Zhou Chen did not look down on her at all, and even taught her to play Liangzhou, which made her feel extremely grateful and moved.

You have to know that she is just a prostitute from a brothel, while Zhou Chen is not only a grandmaster, but also the son of a noble family, and will inherit the title soon.

The two people's identities are very different, but she felt respected by Zhou Chen, which was something she had never felt before.

Sang Wen rested for a while, changed his clothes, and then came in with a group of women to perform singing and dancing for Zhou Chen.

Si Lili poured wine for Zhou Chen and asked casually, "Sir, are you interested in Miss Sang Wen?"

Zhou Chen glanced at her and asked, "Why do you ask?"

"I see that the adults seem to treat Miss Sangwen differently."

"Have it?"

"Of course, I have been in Zuixianju for so long, so I still have some vision."

Zhou Chen said casually: "Maybe it's because she's pretty. I treat pretty girls a little differently."

Si Lili said with a smile: "There are many beautiful girls in Zuixianju, but I have never seen you treat other girls like this."

She has been accompanying Zhou Chen for a few days. Although Zhou Chen comes to Zuixianju every day, he does not stay overnight and has never slept with any girl in Zuixianju. Every day, apart from her and Sang Wen, he does not specifically order other girls. He just drinks and listens to music every day, and occasionally plays some small games with them. He has never taken advantage of them.

So after a few days, Zhou Chen left a very good impression on her. In addition to the label of powerful, he was also labeled as a gentleman.

What made her a little uncomfortable was that Zhou Chen seemed to treat Sang Wen better than her.

Zhou Chen did not explain. Sang Wen was pretty, but Sang Wen's experience also made him unconsciously have some filters on her.

The happy time in the brothel passed quickly. The other singing and dancing girls left, leaving only Si Lili and Sang Wen to drink and talk with Zhou Chen.

While I was drinking, someone came and knocked on the door.

"Boom, boom, boom."

"Master, it's me."

"come in."

Sun Yi opened the door carefully and walked in.

"How did you come?"

In the past two days, it was the "gambler" He Qin, the ninth-grade swordsman, who drove the carriage for Zhou Chen, while Sun Yi stayed in the mansion.

"Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to visit us unexpectedly. He heard that you were not in the mansion, so he left many gifts and said before he left that he would come to visit again when you were in the mansion."

"hehe."

Zhou Chen smiled playfully: "Prince? Interesting. Everyone in Kyoto knows that I've been hanging around Zuixianju these days. He knew I wasn't there, but he still went to visit me. This prince is quite interesting."

The prince was involved, and Si Lili and Sang Wen, who were accompanying them, both looked drastically changed. Si Lili was fine, but Sang Wen stood up with a nervous look on his face.

"My Lord, you two should talk about business. I'd better leave first."

Zhou Chen waved his hand and said, "Sit down. There's nothing you can't listen to."

Sang Wen's face was bitter. This even involved the prince, and she still said it was nothing. She was just a prostitute in a brothel, how could she listen to such gossip.

But Zhou Chen wouldn't let her go, and she couldn't disobey him. She could only sit down again with a bitter face, but she did some small movements, covering her ears with her hands and lowering her head.

Zhou Chen found it very interesting to see her cute and pitiful appearance.

"Other than that, he didn't say anything else?"

"No, I came here as soon as the Crown Prince left. Tong Quan asked me to ask you, Master, what to do with the gifts sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Zhou Chen was not there, and as servants, they had no right to refuse the gifts from the prince, so they came to ask Zhou Chen in time.

"They have already delivered themselves to our door, we can't just send them back. The prince also wants to save face. If he insists on meeting, it's not impossible. Let's go to Zuixianju."

The three people in the room looked at Zhou Chen in astonishment. Isn't it a bit exaggerated to ask the prince to come to Zuixianju to meet him?
Sun Yi asked innocently, "Will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come?"

"Who cares? I'm too lazy to go to the grand court meeting if His Majesty asks me to. What would His Majesty think if I took the initiative to see the prince? So he has to come to me himself."

Hearing Zhou Chen calling him both the prince and his majesty without any respect, Sang Wen lowered her head even deeper and her face became even more bitter. Is this what she can listen to?
Sun Yi understood what Zhou Chen meant, so he stopped disturbing him, closed the door and left.

Sang Wen thought he could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but Si Lili suddenly said, "Sir, I heard some rumors yesterday that His Majesty is looking for a marriage for you. I wonder if it's true or not?"

"Arrange a marriage for me? This old man is really nosy."

"Cough, cough, cough."

Sang Wen started coughing violently. Oh my God, what sin had she committed? She heard such vicious words. At this moment, she really wished she had gone deaf.

Si Lili's eyes were shining with a strange light. Although she didn't quite understand what "old emperor" meant, she could tell from Zhou Chen's tone that Zhou Chen had no respect for Emperor Qing. Instead, he thought that Emperor Qing was meddling in other people's affairs. This was not the attitude a normal subject should have.

Zhou Chen has not paid attention to news from the outside world in recent days, so he has not heard of this matter.

Thinking of Emperor Qing's series of marriage granting operations in the plot, it seems that this old emperor really likes granting marriages, and now he has even set his sights on him.

Zhou Chen only thought about it for a moment and understood Emperor Qing's idea. He wanted to deal with him in the same way he dealt with Ye Liuyun.

What a good plan, but he is not Ye Liuyun.

"We came to the brothel to have fun, so let's not talk about these bad things. Lili, can you sing another song?"

"of course."

Of course Si Lili had no reason to refuse, so she asked Sang Wen to accompany her, and they not only sang but also danced.

She is beautiful, sings beautifully and dances beautifully. Si Lili of Zuixianju is worthy of being the number one courtesan on the banks of Liujing River.

Listening to the music and watching the dance, Zhou Chen's eyes became deep.

Emperor Qing is still the same Emperor Qing. He has become a grandmaster. Unless he submits to Emperor Qing, Emperor Qing will never let him go. Sooner or later, the two will fall out.

(End of this chapter)